| Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash | ||
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 Clarence Nash with Donald Duck
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| Born | December 7, 1904 Watonga, Oklahoma, USA[1] |
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| Died | February 20, 1985 (aged 80) Glendale, California, USA[1] |
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| Occupation(s) | Voice actor | |
| Spouse | Margaret Seamans[1] | |
| Children | 2[1] | |
Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash (December 7, 1904–February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Donald Duck for Walt Disney Studios. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Watonga is a city in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4658 at the 2000 census. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and a street in that town is named in his honor. Watonga is a city in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4658 at the 2000 census. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America.
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Beginning his career
Nash made a name for himself in the late 1920s as an impressionist for KHJ, a Los Angeles radio station, on their show, The Merrymakers. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California broadcasts Spanish-language entertainment programming as La Ranchera. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. He later was employed by the Adohr Milk Company for publicity purposes. Dubbed "Whistling Clarence, the Adohr Bird Man", Nash rode the streets with a team of miniature horses and gave treats to the children. Miniature horses are found all over the world and come in various colors and coat patterns In 1932, Nash happened by the Disney Studio with his team of horses, and decided to leave a copy of his Adohr publicity sheet with the receptionist. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. As it turns out, his name was recognized from a reprise appearance on The Merrymakers a few days previous, and Walt Disney himself had been impressed by Nash's vocal skills. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter He was asked to make an informal audition.
Donald Duck
Nash went through several of his voices, and Walt Disney happened by when Nash gave his impersonation of a family of ducks. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. Disney declared Nash perfect for the role of a talking duck in their upcoming animated short, The Wise Little Hen. The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney 's Silly Symphonies Cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. The duck, of course, was Donald Duck, who Nash went on to voice for more than 50 years, in over 120 shorts and films. The last film to feature Nash's famous voice was Mickey's Christmas Carol, released in 1983. Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated Short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the
Donald Duck went on to become one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world, and a great part of this was due to Nash's distinctive voice. It may well be one of the most recognizable character voices in history. The voice is distinctive both for its ducklike quality and the fact that it is often very difficult for anybody to understand, especially when Donald flew into a rage (which happened fairly often). To keep Donald's voice consistent throughout the world, Nash voiced Donald's voice in all foreign languages the Disney shorts were translated to (with the aid of the phonetic alphabet), meaning Donald retained his same level of incoherency all across the globe.
Other characters
In addition to Donald's voice, Nash also voiced Daisy Duck (in her earliest appearances, when she was little more than a female version of Donald), as well as Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney 's Cartoon and Comic book characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are a trio of Ducks who appear in Animated cartoons and Comic books published by The Walt Disney Company Nash also provided the meows of Figaro the kitten in a handful of shorts. Figaro is a Fictional character who first appeared in Disney's Pinocchio.
Several Tom & Jerry cartoons directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera featured a third main character, a duckling named Little Quacker. Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14 1910 – March 22 2001 was an influential American Animator, director, producer, Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (; March 24 1911 – December 18 2006 was an influential American Animator, director, producer Little Quacker is a 1950 one-reel Animated cartoon and is the 47th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Red Coffee provided Little Quacker's voice, though the voice is sometimes attributed mistakenly to Nash because it sounds similar to Donald Duck's. Red Coffee was the voice of Quacker in the original Tom and Jerry cartoons
He also voiced a bullfrog in Bambi, did dog yappings In 101 Dalmatians and did grizzly bear growls in The Fox and the Hound. BMP and Activin membrane bound inhibitor (BAMBI has a similar extracellular domain as type I receptors in the TGF beta signaling pathway. The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions, first released to Movie theatres in the U
Later years
Macho Duck
When Disney shut down their shorts department in 1962, Nash continued to voice Donald in various projects over the next two decades, notably performing the song "Macho Duck" on the Mickey Mouse Disco album in the 1970s. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickey Mouse Disco is an album released by Disneyland Records in 1979 (Contrary to popular belief, however, Nash did not perform the duck voice for Rick Dees's "Disco Duck")
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Nash's final performance as Donald in Mickey's Christmas Carol made Donald the only character in the film to be voiced by his original actor. Rick Dees is an American comedic performer entertainer and radio personality best known for his #1 internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown " Disco Duck " was a satirical Disco Novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated Short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the
Children's entertainment
In the late 1970s, Nash was known for often taking walks in the neighborhood around Fremont Elementary School in Glendale, California, entertaining children with his Donald Duck voice. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Death
Clarence Nash died in 1985 of leukemia and was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800 and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in Mission Hills is a suburban community in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. The tombstone of the grave he now shares with his wife Margaret Nash (who died in 1993) depicts a carving of Donald and Daisy Duck holding hands [2]. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
After Nash
After Nash's passing, Donald's voice has been taken up by Disney animator Tony Anselmo, who was trained under Nash personally. Tony Anselmo is an Animator and Cartoon Voice actor and since 1987 the voice of Donald Duck. Anselmo is also among the many voiceover artists to have also voiced Huey, Dewey and Louie over the years. Later characters whose voices owe considerable credit to Nash's duck voice have been voiced by actors such as Jimmy Weldon, Frank Welker, Luba Goy and Red Coffee. Jimmy Weldon (born December 23, 1923) is an American Voice actor, ventriloquist, and former Television host. Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Luba Goy (born November 8 1945[http //wwwfsatorontocom/media/presspdfs/LubaGoy Red Coffee was the voice of Quacker in the original Tom and Jerry cartoons The most prominent of these is Weldon's Yakky Doodle for Hanna-Barbera. Yakky Doodle is a Fictional character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
References
- ^ a b c d Clarence Nash biography from IMDb
- ^ Clarence Nash at Find A Grave
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